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Household of William Sansom (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Sansom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sansom, born in 1840 in Borough, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Sansom, born in 1848 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1873 in Walworth, Surrey, England), John (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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William Sansom's household

Male

William

Sansom

Head
Female

Sarah E

Sansom

Wife
Male

William

Sansom

Son
Male

Edward

Sansom

Son
Male

Alfred

Sansom

Son
Male

Walter

Sansom

Son
Male

John

Sansom

Son
Male

Henry

Sansom

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sansom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Borough, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sansom

Head

Married

41

1840

Borough, Surrey, England

Sarah E

Sansom

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Sansom

Son

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward

Sansom

Son

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Sansom

Son

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Walter

Sansom

Son

Single

8

1873

Walworth, Surrey, England

John

Sansom

Son

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry

Sansom

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

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